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Greenville's Joe Houk helps goalie Mackenzie Skapski defend the net during the first period.The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted the Orlando Solar Bears in an ECHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 9, 2017 at BSWA. It was Stick-It-To-Cancer Night at the arena. The Swamp Rabbits wore specialty purple uniforms that are to be auctioned off after the game. RICHARD SHIRO/Contributor

Greenville's Maxime St-Cyr works the mid ice during the first period. The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted the Orlando Solar Bears in an ECHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 9, 2017 at BSWA. It was Stick-It-To-Cancer Night at the arena. The Swamp Rabbits wore specialty purple uniforms that are to be auctioned off after the game. RICHARD SHIRO/Contributor

Greenville goalie Mackenzie Skapski makes a save during the first period. The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted the Orlando Solar Bears in an ECHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 9, 2017 at BSWA. It was Stick-It-To-Cancer Night at the arena. The Swamp Rabbits wore specialty purple uniforms that are to be auctioned off after the game. RICHARD SHIRO/Contributor

Joyce Worley and her team pose for a photo. The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted the Orlando Solar Bears in an ECHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 9, 2017 at BSWA. It was Stick-It-To-Cancer Night at the arena. The Swamp Rabbits wore specialty purple uniforms that are to be auctioned off after the game. RICHARD SHIRO/Contributor

Joyce Worley holds a photo of her son Josh Worley, who passed away from pancreatic cancer.The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted the Orlando Solar Bears in an ECHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 9, 2017 at BSWA. It was Stick-It-To-Cancer Night at the arena. The Swamp Rabbits wore specialty purple uniforms that are to be auctioned off after the game. RICHARD SHIRO/Contributor

Joyce Worley holds a photo of her son Josh Worley, who passed away from pancreatic cancer.The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted the Orlando Solar Bears in an ECHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 9, 2017 at BSWA. It was Stick-It-To-Cancer Night at the arena. The Swamp Rabbits wore specialty purple uniforms that are to be auctioned off after the game. RICHARD SHIRO/Contributor

The Greenville Swamp rabbits hosted the Orlando Solar Bears in an ECHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 9, 2017 at BSWA. It was Stick-It-To-Cancer Night at the arena. The Swamp Rabbits wore specialty purple uniforms that are to be auctioned off after the game. RICHARD SHIRO/Contributor

Cheri Standridge, manager at Relay For Life, holds a $100.00 that was donated by Jim Muylton, center. The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted the Orlando Solar Bears in an ECHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 9, 2017 at BSWA. It was Stick-It-To-Cancer Night at the arena. The Swamp Rabbits wore specialty purple uniforms that are to be auctioned off after the game. RICHARD SHIRO/Contributor

Joyce Worley and her team pose for a photo. The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted the Orlando Solar Bears in an ECHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 9, 2017 at BSWA. It was Stick-It-To-Cancer Night at the arena. The Swamp Rabbits wore specialty purple uniforms that are to be auctioned off after the game. RICHARD SHIRO/Contributor

Cheri Standridge, manager at Relay For Life, holds a $100.00 that was donated by Jim Muylton, center. The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted the Orlando Solar Bears in an ECHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 9, 2017 at BSWA. It was Stick-It-To-Cancer Night at the arena. The Swamp Rabbits wore specialty purple uniforms that are to be auctioned off after the game. RICHARD SHIRO/Contributor

Greenville goalie Mackenzie Skapski makes a save during the first period. The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted the Orlando Solar Bears in an ECHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 9, 2017 at BSWA. It was Stick-It-To-Cancer Night at the arena. The Swamp Rabbits wore specialty purple uniforms that are to be auctioned off after the game. RICHARD SHIRO/Contributor

Greenville's Joe Houk helps goalie Mackenzie Skapski defend the net during the first period.The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted the Orlando Solar Bears in an ECHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 9, 2017 at BSWA. It was Stick-It-To-Cancer Night at the arena. The Swamp Rabbits wore specialty purple uniforms that are to be auctioned off after the game. RICHARD SHIRO/Contributor

A special luminaries light display was lit before the start of the game. The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted the Orlando Solar Bears in an ECHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 9, 2017 at BSWA. It was Stick-It-To-Cancer Night at the arena. The Swamp Rabbits wore specialty purple uniforms that are to be auctioned off after the game. RICHARD SHIRO/Contributor

Greenville's Maxime St-Cyr works the mid ice during the first period. The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted the Orlando Solar Bears in an ECHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 9, 2017 at BSWA. It was Stick-It-To-Cancer Night at the arena. The Swamp Rabbits wore specialty purple uniforms that are to be auctioned off after the game. RICHARD SHIRO/Contributor

With their captain, Bretton Cameron, recording a hat trick, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits opened a critical home stand with a 5-3 victory over Orlando on Friday.

The victory in front of 4,763 fans at the Sandlapper Securities Rink inside the Bon Secours Wellness Arena bumped Greenville into a tie for second place in the ECHL South Division with Orlando.

Cameron tallied a goal in each period on his way to his second career hat trick. His other came on Jan. 17, 2013 in a Greenville home game against Atlanta. He also has 16 goals on the season. That’s his most in a season since his rookie year with Stockton in 2010-2011.

“The coaches give us the freedom to make plays,” Cameron said. “I’m also getting opportunities on the power play, which is always key. It’s fun playing with guys like (Angelo) Miceli and (Brandon) Alderson that can make plays.”

“He’s a guy who brings a lot to the table on the ice, off the ice,” said Greenville coach Brian Gratz. “He sets the tone for us with that workmanlike approach. To see him be rewarded with the hat trick tonight, it’s awesome.”

Alderson supported the cause with three assists. Defenseman Joe Houk contributed a goal and an assist.

Greenville (25-18-4-1) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first period when Cameron scored at 10:28 of the frame.

The Swamp Rabbits extended that lead to 2-0 just 1:01 into the second period. Three Greenville skaters got behind the Solar Bears defense, producing Houk’s 11th goal of the season.

Orlando (24-16-5-2) rallied to even the game at 2-2 with goals at 4:30 and 7:01 of the second period.

Greenville restored its two-goal advantage, however, before the second intermission. Ahti Oksanen fired a shot from the right circle that got past Solar Bears goaltender Ryan Massa at 18:45.

Cameron netted his second goal by cleaning up a rebound on the power play at 19:48 of the second period.

He completed the hat trick with an empty net goal with 33 seconds left in the game.

• The team honored those fighting cancer with its annual Stick It to Cancer Night. The Swamp Rabbits wore special purple jerseys that they auctioned off after the game to raise money for the Cancer Survivors Park Alliance.

“Stick It To Cancer Night is something bigger than the game of hockey,” said Gratz. “To be able to come out here and put on the show we did tonight for those survivors and the people who are battling this terrible disease, I’m very proud of our boys. I’m even more proud of those who continue to fight the fight every day.”

• The Swamp Rabbits and the Solar Bears tangle again Saturday at 7 p.m. in Scout Night at the Well. The first 1,000 fans will receive a Swamp Rabbits lawn chair.